Campaign Publications

Crisis in Darfur

estevens — 2013-03-01T16:05:02Z

In Darfur, Sudan, few of those who were uprooted by conflict a decade ago feel safe to return to their villages, and violence is still driving people from their homes.

Women and the big business of chocolate

akramer — 2013-03-01T14:08:16Z

To help, you don’t need to stop buying your favorite candy. Instead, get the facts about cocoa and the companies behind the brands. Then take action and let them know exactly what needs to change.

World Food Day Dinner Discussion Guide

aperera — 2012-09-12T17:09:48Z

Questions and answers to guide your conversations

How to make a difference on campus

akramer — 2012-08-03T15:02:09Z

In keeping with Oxfam’s belief that everyone has a part to play in the fight against poverty and injustice, Oxfam Toolkits are designed for individuals and groups looking for a hands-on way to join the effort. These practical how-to guides collect ideas and advice from Oxfam’s experts as well as supporters around the country. Oxfam Toolkits represent an entry point into the world of activism—building a grassroots movement for change, one person at a time.

How to fundraise for Oxfam: Frequently asked questions

akramer — 2012-08-07T16:42:07Z

How to take action: Organizing in your community

akramer — 2012-08-07T16:43:28Z

How to host a house party

akramer — 2012-08-07T16:44:25Z

How to get started: A menu of ideas

akramer — 2012-08-07T16:45:30Z

Rebuilding our economy, restoring our environment

aperera — 2012-08-06T17:55:27Z

The eventual allocation of funding related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response has the potential to enable the people of the Gulf of Mexico to simultaneously restore the health and resilience of their environments, their economies and their communities. As local, state and federal governments plan for restoration of the Gulf Coast, new opportunities will arise for economic growth.

Food crisis in West Africa

estevens — 2012-07-17T17:34:13Z

As the food crisis intensifies, families in hard-hit areas are employing desperate measures to find food, like foraging in anthills for bits of edible grain. Oxfam and our partners are improving access to food and clean water, while also helping livestock survive the crisis.

Oxfam Fact Sheet: Food for all

cengstrom — 2013-05-13T17:10:15Z

One in seven people goes to bed hungry every night. Not because there isn’t enough food, but because of deep imbalances in access to resources like fertile land and water. The power to control these resources sits neither with the billion-plus farmers who produce food, nor with the billions of consumers who eat it.

Haiti Progress Report 2011: Summary

mhart — 2012-01-06T21:13:48Z

On Jan. 12, 2010, a massive earthquake hit Haiti, killing 220,000 people, injuring 300,000, and severely damaging great swaths of the country. With more than half a million people still living in camps, Haitians and their new government have struggled to recover. Oxfam remains committed to the challenge. In 2011, Oxfam reached 532,000 people as it began to shift its focus from emergency needs to reconstruction initiatives. Haiti has a long way to go, and so do all of us who support Haitians in the enormous challenge of rebuilding their country.

Oxfam Fact Sheet: Food Crisis in East Africa

akramer — 2011-11-10T21:22:48Z

Parts of East Africa are the driest they have been in 60 years. But punishing weather is not the only challenge families here face: deep poverty and decades of marginalization have left them with few resources on which to fall back as the price of food soars and water shortages persist. In Somalia, the crisis has escalated into famine.

Right now, Oxfam aims to reach three million people with clean water, food, and basic sanitation services. We are already helping more than two million people by drilling deep wells and rehabilitating existing water supplies, vaccinating animals to ensure their strength during this time of great stress, providing people with cash to buy food, and offering sanitation and public health promotion to stem the spread of waterborne diseases.

Recommendations to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force

aperera — 2011-10-20T20:27:08Z

Restoration of America’s Gulf Coast, damaged not just by hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike and the BP oil spill, but also by decades of degradation from human impacts and natural disasters, is essential for protection of the region’s communities and cultures. Protection of these resources is critical at the national level as well, playing vital roles in our nation’s waterways, commerce, and economy. As the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (“Task Force”), created by an executive order of President Barack Obama, develops its comprehensive restoration strategy, Oxfam and its partners Bayou Grace Community Services, Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organizing (BISCO), Coastal Women for Change, STEPS Coalition, Terrebonne Readiness and Assistance Coalition
(TRAC), and Zion Travelers Cooperative Center—grassroots groups representing coastal communities in the lower Mississippi River Delta—offer the following recommendations to ensure that the region’s most vulnerable residents are active participants in revitalizing our coastal resources and beneficiaries of the new restoration economy. These recommendations represent a call to action for a bold, innovative, and integrated solution involving federal, state, and local governments and industry and community stakeholders.

Talking the walk

aperera — 2011-09-29T15:39:09Z

Aligning business lobbying with corporate social responsibility